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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
John Sherman's Deals"

The Providence Journals astonish-
ment over the fact that JOHN SHERMAN
was willing to make "deal with
BLAINE for the presidential nomination
suggests that cur Rhode Island con-
temporary has been star gazing. At
tempts 10 make "deals are nothing
new in JOINS political history. When
at Nashville, Tenn. he tried to make a
"deal" with The southern people by say
ing 81 hinL not that came here 10 re-
proach any man for the part that he
took in the fight 1.-The war, he de-
clared, "was perhaps unavoidable,
bound to come some time, andthe sooner
ended the better" adding that the
courage If The South would in the his
tory OF the future become the heritage
OF our common country. When he
reached Springfield, ILL.,, however, and
faw an opportunity to make u Ideal ,
with the n,alignants and South-haters
lie raid: a You will find the line of de-
narration is Union and Confederate,
Republican and Democratic" IL the
.Jou,noi will take the trouble to inves-
tirsie .Joax's record IL will, we think,
be ashamed Of its astonishment. II
viii find that JouS is not the man TO
stop at political "deal." Indeed, if
it viii so back to the history of the
seating Of HAYES in the presidential
chan il will find evidence that he is not
the man to stop at political steal.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
The Georgian and ITS Melon.
Macon Talecrapll


The true Georgia epicurean never
approaches watermelon until he has
turned his back upon the effete civil.
cation OF the city. The slaughter OF
the melon represents a sacrifice which
is as much out OF place at dinner
table as dish OF devilled crab at
Satyr's feast. 1t is an idyl OF the fields
that becomes very dreary thing, in
deed, robbed OF its surroundings. The
preparations for the simple ceremony
are few. One must 60 into the patch
at carly dawn, when the dew on the
grass is heavy enough TO wet histrousen
nearly to the knee, and stealthily, even
though committing no trespass but il
Il be . trespass 20 much the better-re.
move q melon 10 the pellucid bottom OF
Z spring. At about IL O'Clock, when
DC 1unis high and the heaxis trembling
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
SUNDAY. ..AUGt
Republican Rebellion.

The New York Tribune says the De-
mocrats constitute "the party of re-
bellon." In the name Of common
sense, if the Democrats constitute the
party of rebellion. what shall be said
of the Ohio Republicans who nomi-
mated FORAKER, the man who in con-
nection with the question of the return
OF the flags threatened to organize a
rebellion against the United States
authorities ? What shall be said of the
Republican party as whole, seeing
that for over twenty years it has been
in an attitude of "rebellion against
every effort to obhterate sectional lines -
seeing that it persistently antagonizes
every sentiment tending to allay the
passions engendered by the war. After
the war the Democrats of the South ac-
cepted the situation in good faith and
together with the northern Democracy
have been laboring steadily to reunite
the country in fact as we'll as in name.
The Republican party has in a sense
never accepted the situation and has
labored in season and out of season to
keep open old wounds. The face of the
Democracy has been to the future
the face of the Republican party to
the past. The Democratic party
has been the party of progress, reach
ing out and grasping new issues, cOun-
selling fraternity, and keeping step
with the spirit of the age. The Re-
publican party stands where it did i'm
mediately after the close of the war,
its leaders traflicking in hate and howl
ing about Confederate brigadiers aud
rebels Gas if, remarks the Boston
Giobc, "the country was to-day in the
midst Of an armed civil instruction.
The Giobc well says, in further COM
merting upon what it calls Republican
antagonism to the esprit of ma
tionality
Like an old man in his do
tage. this 1.-THE Republican, party
somnolently dwells III the past, pitt
fully discussing themes that have
long since passed out Of the vital con
Gems of the world. The war OF the re-
bellion is now gigantic memory, but
with them il seems to be a present re-
atty. They so on reaffirming the
pril ciples that were long since settled
10y the war as if they were vital issues
before the country at the present
day"
"The great Indictment the country
makes against tine Republican party is
that il fails to pat itself in har nony
With the forward movements Ol tae
sge.'
Put" adds the Giobo, in conclu
sion, "the Republican party, by It's
narrow aud bate-bresding sectionalis Il,
is fighting against the course of inevi-
table progress. 1t is in direct hostility
TO TIE iuhng spirit of the age. 1t
miel., as well fight against the stars in
their courses" Indeed, might it as
"well fight against the stars in their
courses" Not only that, but unless
all the signs fail, it will, in 1888, pay
The full penalty of its "rebellion."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
ATROCIOUS DEED.
negro GIRL ARRESTED FOB xuRDER-
ING A CHILD.
Drank Chloroform, Thinking II Was
whiskey-A Case Of Suicide
Personal Notes.
rsnecial Telegram to the Dispatch


ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 6.-From
upper Prince William comes intelii,
gence of an atrocious deed committed
recently by a negro girl in the employ
of the family OF Mr.. Thornton Shater,
living near New Pope church. Inc
girl took o boy away for q walk, and
returned without him. This fact, to-
eether with blood-stains upon her
dress. aroused suspicion. which re-
shifted in search, and finally IN the
finding of the body of the boy IN
clump of brush near the county line,
with the skullcrushed in as If with a
rock. The girl was taken to Leesourg
Jail.
Yesterday evening Mr.. James
Breen, head stone-mason on thls, Sec
ton of the Midland, returning home
feeling i'll with cramps, went to the
cupboard and taking down a bottle,
supposing it was whiskey, drank ITS
contents, and then became drowsy. de
had taken chloroform instead OF
whiskey, and noting it was immedi-
ately taken to DIR. Klipslein's office,
where several physicians worked long
and hard before overcoming the ELECTS
Of the deadly drug.
A colored woman living beyond the
canal was seriously, perhaps fatally,
burned the other night by lamp ex-
plosion.
Connie, a fourteen-year-old child of
Mary Jordan (colored), living out by
Smoot's tannery, has been recently
acting in a way neither pleasing to her
mother nor the neighbors, and yester-
day got whipping for disobedience.
She slapped a small white child, and
was was i'll turn threatened with being
sent to the reform school. She be-
came silent but industrious, and no.
thing was noticed until somebody said
Connie had sold her rags and bones
and bought some medicine, which she
had taken. This morning she was
dead, having taken large bottle OF
lpudanum.
John Bright went into an alley near
tie Fredericksburg depot last night,
and, calling John Lee (colored) to him,
put a vial to his mouth, saying
Goodbye" Lee slapped the bottle
away and broke it. 1t was laudGnum.
The musical association has turned
over TO the Arnold fund 3210, the pro-
ceeds of it's concert. Having erected
balcony in front OF its hall, it is now
painting the building, which is the
handsomest on King street.
Preparations are being made for the
removal of the Midland freight depot
to Loudoun yards.
Typboid-feyer is raging hereabouts.
John Butler, a wel-known youth of the
First Ward, died to day. Harvey Lee
Price lies extremely low. William
Waller is recovering. Mr.. Arlington
is recovering General Gusts Lee has
pretty mnch recovered from his recent
indisposition. lie is out at Ravens
worth.
DR.. Norton, of st. Pauls, is spend
ing his vacation North. Rev. NIr.
Gutcr, of Christ church, is at Rock
Enon Mr.. Sharp, Of Grace church, is
in Norfolk ; Mr.. Nourse. of the First
presbytern, is in Maryland. John Nor
gan johnson is at the Rockbriige
Alum Frank Reed is at Sea Isle City
II. Theo. Cook, of the gas-works. is at
Virginia Beach John Perry is in Al
bemarle William Hudson is at Cape
May; Miss Clara Mcclure, of Rich
mOnd, is here.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
NORFOLK NOTES.
Continued Igeat-Death OF we'll
known Ludy-Robbery, &c.

(Con espondence Of the Richmond Di,patch.l
NORFOLK, August 6, 1887.
The dealers here say that the extra
ordinary heat this summer has broken
dozens of watch-springs in fine goods,
and they never before noticed it to such
a great extent. To day the heat is again
severe here and the rush to the sea-
shore is heavy. The log at the naviga-
ton Office at the navy yard verilies the
assertion of many OF our older inhabi-
tants that this season has given us the
warmest term continuously ever expe-
rienced at this point The signal OBJ
server thinks it viii be cooler to-mor-
row.
This morning at Q o'clock Mrs. Fran
ces Johnston Taliaierro, widow of the
late Warner L. Taliaferro, who moved
from Gloucester to this city after the
war, died at her residence, on Bank
street. She was n most accomplished
lady and very handsome OF person.
kear-Admiral Carter, United States
navy, and wife, OF Washington, aro
here on visit.
a number OF Charleston 6. c. peo-
III, are in this section visiting.
Most of the delegates to the conven-
ton returned last night.
Rev. G. n. Donaldson, pastor OF the
Fourth-Street Baptist church, of Ports
mouth. has resigned the passionate to
take effect the LIST of October.
TX Governor Harvey, of Kansas, has
closed up the real estate bushes in
Portsmouth and lett the city.
George Pratt and Rawlin OVERLY,
two young white men of Elizabeth
City, n. c., have been arrested in the
county for passing counterfeit coin.
Johnson d Co. s paper warehouse, on
Market Square, was entered by bur-
glars last night and robbed OF money
and valuables.
Rev. William z. Judkins, presiding
elder of this district, has gone to Dan
vile for short vacation, and Rev. j.
j. Edwards, of the Methodist Episco-
pal church i'll Berkeley, has gone with
his family to Cape May. Rev. DR.. A.
L. Owen starts for the mountains in
the interest of foreign missions on
Monday.
During heavy squat this eveningth the
Presbyterian chapel on County street.
Portsmouth, wasstruck by lightning and
considerably damaged, the belfry, wood
work, and interior being badly torn up.
The chimney of new dwelling on
Queen street was strack at the same
time and DESTROYED.
The schooner Elias Moore, from
Philadelphia to this port, with coal, ar
rived to-day in distress. having sprung
a leak at sta on the LIST. The crew was
thoroughly exhausted and sick from
long working ut the pumps.
Mr.. j. Il. Simpson, the inventor and
contractor, was at the hayward to-day
arranging to commence operations on
the new dry dock. The yard-hands
are clearing away the site. q.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
Lively Cutting Of Rates Probable.
(By telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l

CHICAGO, August 6.-The Times this
morning says There is music in the
air again regarding rates between Chi
cago and st. Paul, with an excellent
prospect OF still further reduction in
through rates below the tariff put in by
the Minnesota and Northwestern. There
is no doubt OF the fact that the Bur-
lington and Northern has given the as
soclation, through Chairman j. N.
Fsirthorn, the required fifteen days
notice OF an intention to change
the through rates, and there is
hardly any question that when the
term expires It will put in rates from
Is to 50 per cent. lower than the tariff
which vent into effect August lat Il
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
MARY O'iEaRA'S PERIL.
sent TO the House Of the Good shep-
herd by Mistake.

herd by Mistake.
New York SUM-
Eighteen year-old Mary O'Hara has
been employed for seven years in the
igar-manufactory of Hall, Blair q Co.,
III Fulton and Nassau streets, Brook
lyn. She is an expert workwOman,
modest and industrious, and since she
entered the employ OF the firm has
lived with her parents in York street.
Last Saturday her chair in the factory
was vacant, and rs she sent no eXplanq-
ton OF her absence inquiry was made at
hel home, where il was learned that
she had gone 70 picnic in the SUI
burbs of the city on the previous night
and had failed to return. llr. Blair
took interest enough in the girl to visit
police headquarters and report her dis
appearance. DE was surprised on Non
day when informed by n detective that
the girl had been arrested on the night
of the picnic while asleep on bench
in the depot of the Prospect-Park and
Coney-Island railroad, in Twentieth
street, and that the following day when
arraigned before Justice Massey for in
toxication had been sent to the House
OF the Good Shepherd.
Mr.. Blair saw Justice Massey, and
explained to him that great injustice
bad been done the girl in sending her
to such AN institution, as she was u
modest girl and was not a drunkard.
The fact was, he said, that she had
drunk a couple of glasses of beer at
the picnic, which, although she was
entirely sober, made her very sleepy,
and she fell asleep while waiting
at the depot for car to take
her to her home. Justice Massey
sent for James Neary, the agent
of the st. Vincent de Paul Society,
who attends the police courts daily in
tue interest OF young girl prisoners.
1t was through representations made
by Mr.. Neary in reference to the cha
racter of the girl and her alleged i'm
moral surroundings III the cigar-factory
that the magistrate sent her to join the
band of erring women in the Home OF
the Good Shepherd for three months.
The girl was SO stunned by her
strange experience OF the previous
night that she allowed herself to be
hurried away from the court with only
feeble protest at the injustice that
was being done her. Mr.. Blair having
satisfied Justice Massey that Mr.. Nea-
rvs devotion TO his mission had caused
him to do a cruel wrong to deserving
girl, and also to make false charge
against him (Mr. Blair, the magistrate
Yesterday ordered the release of the
girl, and she will resume work to-day.
Justice Massey also thus lectured Agent
NeaTy
81 am very much surprised that You
should have made such statement to
me as you did, rejecting on the honor
of Mr.. Blair. have had the matter
most thoroughly investigated, and find
your statements regarding Miss O'Hara
to be utterly without foundation in
fact. You have maligned an innocent
man, and wroDged the girl as we'll"
81 think your Honor" said Mr..
Neary, "is mistaken. l don't believe
l said any thing against Mr.. Blair"
81 know what you told me-" replied
Justice Massey, "and what it caused
me to say to Mr.. Blair. In future you
will have to be very careful in your
statements TO me about people"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
Richmond and Chesapeake Rail.
rOnd.
TAPPAHANYocK, August 4, 1887.
: . 4 L d. LII


To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Dear Sir,-While on visit TO Phila-
delphia a few days since / concluded L
would call on Dir. w. s. Janney, the
president of the above railroad, and
ascertain if / could whether there was
any probability of this road being
built, and if so, when. felt it would
lie source of much satisfaction to
myself and qualification to our people
if L could bring any information that
the project had not been finally aban-
dened and amply compensate me for
any trouble / might take.
/ found the Doctor q most genial, af
fable, and agreeable gentleman, and
withal very communicative. He as
sured me that the road would not only
he built, but in reasonably short
time. He informed me he had had
many difficulties to contend with, which
had delayed the work that after he
had succeeded in getting charter for
a tunnel under the city of Richmond
to connect with the depots on the west
ern side. all the railroads and the
Weems Transportation Company, on
the Rappahannock, combined against
him and did everything they could
to defeat his plans; that four
times he had perfected his ar
engagements, as he thought, and
each time this combination had cir
cumvented his plans, but that now
be had consummated every arrange
ment necessary, and that no human in
stlumentality could defeat them, and
that the only obstacle to going to work
at once was that his engineer had been
very i'll and was just convalescing that
as soon as he was well enough to take
the field resurvey would be made and
the work would commence and be
pushed rapidly to completion. This
much am authorized to make public.
Other matters were discussed between
ms of interest to Our people and other
connections explained in an interview
which lasted nearly two hours, but l
am not at liberty to mention them.
Very respectfully,
AUBREY N. JONES.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07

The Philadelphia Inquirer says ::
"Those who are insisting on keeping
the schools open all through the hot
month of September should remember
that most of the successful men of the
present generation got their education
in schools which opened III October or
later and closed in April or earlier"
Yet, all the same, when those Success
full men were educated the teach
eTs were in the habit of making il very
warm for pupils.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
NOffGYaV NgtcS.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispa,ch.l

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispa.ch.l
BLAcKsr0SF, VA, August I, 1897.
The trial of W. p. Bugg came OF to-
day at Nottoway Courthouse. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Bugg sent a
challenge to Mr.. L. G. McCulloch.
The jury brought in a verdict of guilty,
and sentenced the defendant to ten
minutes imprisonment in the county
jail and to pay a fine of five dollars.
10th parties are highly-respected citi-
zons of this place.
The colored man Bill Hardaway
who was run over by train on the
Norfolk and Western railroad near
this place yesterday had his foot am
putated, and is doing well.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
Roses for the Kaiser.
uondon World.l

The German Emperor has evidently
lost none of his pc wers of observation.
When at Ems last year he particularly
noticed the English girls OF a pension
nat in the Kurgarten, and this season
he inquired after his young English
friends. The girls were so delighted
that they presented HIM with bou-
quot OF 200 roses, and the Adjutant
who thanked them stated that they
were to be sent to the Empress at CO.
blsnz. The young ladies were asked
TO promenade outside his apartments,
and the aged Kaiser came to the win
dow to see them and bow his thanks.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07

IA understood that the reasons Of the
Burlington and Northern for taking
Ills step-if il does take it's that the
reduction made on Monday last on the
pretence OF meeting lake competition
fails to accomplish the object, and is
but halfway measure which Will not
secure auy more business for the com.
peting lines than the old high-tariff
r.tao
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
Possible Shutdown OF Giuss.Mnnu.
lBy telegraph 10 tho DIspatch.l

PITTSBURGH, Pa, August 6. "A
Wheeling CIV. Va dispatch states that
q meeting has been called OF the Amer.
can Glass Manufacturers Association
to be held in this city on Monday next.
The object Of the meeting is to avoid
discussing the subject OF the advance
demanded by the men by considering
the expediency Of shutting down all
the factories In the association until
January ], 1888. This will bring mat
tiers to crisis at once ia the glass
trade, although it is not thought pro-
..bsble that the stock ON hand would
permit OF the carrying out Of such an
agreement. II shutdown Il decided
upon II will throw 5000 men out Of
employment.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07

"At the Concord School of Philoso-
ply young lady created much amuse-
ment by an imaginary conversation
between a philosopher and Chicago
girl Of the period" We suppose the
subject Of the conversation was, Did
BACov write SHAKESPEARE ?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
why should Ola Men suffer :

The pains OF old age make the path
10 the grave one Of thorns. Rheuma.
tism and kidney troubles seem ever to
be their companions, yet Allcock's Po-
rous Plasters give certain relief. Mr..
Terence Reilly, of No. 225 Myrtle
avenue, Brooklyn, n. T., says:
Il am nearly eighty-iour years old,
and have suffered from rheumatism and
kidney troubles. have tried number
less remedies, but none ever relieved
me as did Allcock's Porous Plasters.
] suffer from pain in the lower part OF
the back, which is constant torture un.
less 1 keep these valuable plasters con-
t,puaily on. They are the only remedy
my 'proily and sell ever nse for pains or
soreness in the chest and throat"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07

evil CLEVELAND go everywhere he
is wanted next fall ?" asks a contem-
porary. We don't know, but the indi-
cations are that he will go where he is
wanted in the fall following.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
AW,nning Platform.

The mere We study the Roanoke
Platform the more we are pleased with
Il II may be said that, AS whole. it
jsibe best platform ever framed by
Virginia Democrats convention. It's
aipple and Short but comprehensive.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
RRLEF COlflEN7,.

The Texas election figures indicate
That that State is not suffering from a
drought.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07

"New Workers are taking up the
mind-cure." So there is some hope for
Wall street after all.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
TOR HENT.

= -
No. 81 west Grnco street: faf0por apnuu.
No - west Cnry street: Z 'Gi per alnlm.
No. iif east Canal sirco, fJ0 pcr anRuli.
NO. 1870 east Broad street: 800 per agrIH.
No. itl3 Wet Cary street; O., 0Do- ulu...
No. so we.t Vain street; ID per month.
No. 2lS south Second street. si5 per ~ la-h.
No. 1914 west Cary street: fl2 I'D per month
No. sos Brock avenue. So per month
No. a03 Reservoir street, ~ per month.
No. ~ Mayo street: .i5 por month
No. 1909 Ross street: 500 nor agnum
No. 300 Nenatle street: 1888 peg month.
No. u north Fifteenth r. ,st)rel; IS prr u0
JAMES Is ELAN.
an ut lli3 Nan street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07

and explains itself 90 fully that there is
no excuse for tho dullest not under
standing It. Yet at the same time our
speakers will find il full OF suggestions
and full Of inspiration. In brief; II is
a winning platform.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
Another Agent Suspected OF Fsaui.
~. q. a -.n u. Ia IL. nlannf..h

ny I0IVsItFFEI 70 " HI"I1F''I''I
CHICAGO, August G.-The Hamilton
Rubber Company, of Trenton, \. j.,
has applied to the Circuit Court TO
compel an accounting by the Chicago
agent, Richard T. Whelpley. Since
March, 1883, Whelpley has conducted
the companys business III this city. 1t
is asserted that he has converted large
sums of money belonging to the com
pany to his own use and falsiiied his
books so rs to cover the deficiency.
The company says it has discovered an
actual deficiency of Sl5, 200, but it be-
lieves that the amount not accounted
for amounts to $4,000.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-07
BUSINESS Opportunities.
EOR SALE OR RENT. e

E'OE SALE OH KENI. n
AS WISH TO RETIRE FROM THE
BAR AND RESTAURANT BUSINESS.
Offer for sale or rent, on reasonable terms.
my HANDSOME BRICK BUILDING. No. Is
Bolllngbrock street. together with
BAR AND RESTAURANT FIXTURES.
including TWO FINE BlLLIARD-TABLss.
with all necessary appurteasnces. The build
Ing Is enc Of II not the
BTsT EQUIPPED OF ITS KIND IN the
STATE,
end TO a person Wishing 10 engage in the bar
and restaurant business this eifsrs rare OPP
portupity. The building has Ia Il eight we'll
lighted and ventilated bedrooms
au 7-iw JULIUS LlEBERr.